Rail-joint.



J. W. WOMBLE.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED FB.27. 19I5.

Patented May 4, 1915.

@Hmug JESSE WARREN WOMBLE, or WINNSBORO, LOUISIANA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May a, 1915.

Application filed. Eebruary 27, 1915. Serial No. 11,029.

To all whom it may] concern:

Be it known that 1, Jesse W. WOMBLE, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Winnsboro, in the parish of Franklin and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I

This invention relates to certain improvements in rail joints; and the object of the invention is to provide a joint of novel construction that may be readily placed in operative position and secured without the em ployment of bolts or the like, as now generally employed.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my 1mproved rail joint whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, whereinv Figure 1 is a. view in perspective, illustrating a joint arranged in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; and Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through the device as disclosed in Fig. 1.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1-1 denote the meetingends of rails, each of said meeting ends belng of substantially identical construction and having produced along the outer longitudinal marginal portion of the base flanges 2 the upstanding longitudinally disposed beads 3 having their inner surfaces undercut, as at 10. The head 4 of the rail adjacent the web 5 thereof is provided with the longitudinally disposed elongated recesses 6. Produced in the upper faces of the flanges 2 at substantially their transverse centers are the elongated recesses 7 substantially V-shaped in cross section. While the meeting ends of the rails are of substantial duplication, the beads and recesses of one of the rails are of a length substantially twice the length of the corresponding beads in the coacting rail in order to permit requisite sliding movement of the fijjli plates 8 to provide for separation of the r s.

As herein embodied, each of the fish plates has its upper longitudinal edge reduced and adapted to be received within a recess 6 and having its lower outer face provided with a lip 9 adapted to be received within the undercut portion 10 of a bead 3, hereinbefore referred to. The base of the fish plate at substantially its transverse center is provided with a longitudinally disposed rib'll also substantially l-shape in cross section and adapted to be received within an elongated recess 7 produced in the upper face of one of the flanges 2. The lip 9 of each of the plates is provided adjacent an end thereof with a notch 12 adapted, when the fish plate is in applied adjustment, to register with a hole 14 in the adjacent base flange 2 and disposed through said opening and positioned within the notch is a spike 15 which serves to maintain the fish plate in operative adjustment.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a rail joint constructed, in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively ingxpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention issusoeptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the wveral parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practioe.

I claim:

1. The combination with the meeting ends of rails provided with longitudinally disposed recesses in the under surfaces of the heads of said'rails and with longitudinally disposed recesses in the upper surfaces of the flanges at substantially their transverse center and provided with longitudinally disposed beads'having their inner faces undercut, fish plates coacting with said rails, each of said fish plates having its upper portion adapted to fit within a recess of the head, said fish plate being provided in its. under surface with a rib adapted to be positioned within a recess in the upper surface of a flange, said fish plate being also provided with a longitudinally disposed lip adapted {)0 be received within the undercut face of a ead.

2. The combination with the meeting ends of rails provided with longitudinally disposed recesses in the under surfaces of the heads of said rails and with longitudinally disposed recesses in the upper surfaces of the flanges at substantiallytheir transverse center and provided with longitudinally disposed beads having their inner faces undercut, fish plates coacting with said rails, each of said fish plates having its upper portion adapted to fit within a recess of the head, said fish plate being provided in its-under surface with a rib adapted to be positioned within a recess in the upper surface of a flange, said fish plate being also provided with a longitudinally disposed lip adapted to be received within the undercut face of a bead, the recesses and beads of one of the rails being of a length in excess of the recesses and beads of the coacting rail.

3. The combination with the meeting ends of rails provided with longitudinally disposed recesses in the under surfaces of the heads of said rails and with lonigtudinally disposed recesses in the upper surfaces of the flanges at substantially their transverse center and provided with longitudinally disposed beads having their inner faces undercut, fish lates coacting with said rails, each of said sh lates having its upper portion adapted to t within a recess of the head, said fish plate being provided in its under surface with a rib adapted to be positioned within a recess in the upper surface of a flange, said fish plate being also provided with a longitudinally disposed lip adapted to be received within the undercut face of a head, the base flanges of the rails being provided with openings, the lips of the fish plates being provided with notches adapted to register with the openings of the flanges.

4. The combination with the meeting ends of rails provided with longitudinally disposed recesses in the under surfaces of the heads of said rails and with longitudinally disposed recesses in the upper surfaces of the flanges at substantially their transverse center and provided with longitudinally disposed beads having their innerfaces undercut, fish plates coacting with said rails, each of said fish lates having its. upper portion adapted to t within a recess of the head, said fish plate being provided in its under surface with a rib adapted to-be positioned within a recess in the upper surface of a flange, said fish plate being also provided with a longitudinally disposed lip adapted to be received within the undercut face of a head, the base flanges of the rails being provided with openings, the lips of the fish plates being provided with notches adapted to register with the openings of the flanges, said notches being positioned adjacent one extremity of the fish plates.

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in the presence-of two witnesses.

JESSE WARREN WOMBLE.

Witnesses:

C. L. Moons, S. STINEROGK. 

